Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine the effect of pig bone immersion in different levels of cooling water during laser ablation with a Er:YAG laser. The laser worked at 2940 nm wavelength and 10 Hz repetition rate in microseconds pulse duration regime. The bone was immersed in different levels of cooling water in a sample container for preventing carbonization. The bone samples were ablated with fixed deposited energy to investigate at which water level Er:YAG lasers start ablating bone through a layer of water. Results showed that the maximum level of water that laser can pass through to start the ablation nonlinearly depends on pulse energy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics |
Editors | Manuel F. M. Costa |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510613836 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 3rd Triennial International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics - Faro, Portugal Duration: 8 May 2017 → 12 May 2017 |
Publication series
Series | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Volume | 10453 |
ISSN | 0277-786X |
Conference
Conference | 3rd Triennial International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Faro |
Period | 8/05/17 → 12/05/17 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors gratefully acknowledge funding of the Werner Siemens Foundation through the MIRACLE project. Moreover, the authors gratefully acknowledge Mr. Marek Zelechowski for his help in code writing to operate the laser.
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